coal
J. Jerome stood on the track he laid
he laid it for the ocean
J. Jerome watched all the clouds roll West
like a steam dream set in motion
Build the track and ford the waste
at whatever the cost

Lay the track, and speed the rail,
I'm laying down the way
Pour on tomorrow,
God willing, I'm game

J. Jerome set to steel the plain straight
drew a line into the Hills
Folly or no I'll build the same
God's wasteland we will fill

And the thunder came and sky lit up
but he only once thought to say
I can't stay here
for one more year, I'm pushing on
to the next, to the next
to the wayward track
Endure the rain, ignore the pain
we're pushin' on pushin' on to the West

Load the coal into the fire
shovel in all you desire
and watch the smoke, boy
from the stack flyin' back
through the rain...
ten more miles and we'll make it to the sun.

J. Jerome ran down the track, he was watching (..I can see)
said he could see It from here (..see it from here)
looking for the prayers that would bring him some (..please bring me)
somewhere closer to There (..my prayer)

And the lumber came and towns went up
but he never once stopped to say
I'd stand right here
by you dear but I'm pushing on
to the next and the next
to the wayward track

Endure the rain, ignore the pain
we're pushin' on pushin' on to the West

Load the coal into the fire
shovel hard, all you desire
just watch the smoke, boy
from the stack flyin' back
through the rain... through the air...
ten more miles and we'll make it to the Sun.

Burn the coal... (burn the coal)
Line the Hill... (line the Hill)
Burn the coal... (Burn the coal)
Line the Hill...

Ignore the rain, Invite the pain
Lay the track - we're pushin' on pushin' back.
Let no man dare to stand
in the way - he's as safe as a mountain.
Load the coal into the fire (ten more miles)
shovel now, all you desire (ten more miles)
Watch the smoke, boy, from the stack flyin' back
through the rain... (ten more miles)
ten more miles (ten more miles)
ten more miles (ten more miles)

ten more lifetimes (ten more miles)
we can't wait (we can wait) that long
ten more lifetimes (ten more miles)
I will show you home

ten more miles and we'll make it to the Sun.

ten more miles and we'll make it to the Sun.

ten more miles and we'll make it to the Sun.

ten more miles...

ten more miles...
2001-05-02
-Rosinbum/KL5
Ten More Miles